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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360944 | Control device with a disengageable crown for a wristwatch A device includes a supporting tube fixed at the case of a watch, a drive shaft with teeth extending inside the supporting tube for controlling at least one function of the watch, a crown having a crown's head and a tube with teeth integral with the crown's head tha... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357569 | Crown lock structure and timepiece having crown lock structure A crown lock structure for a timepiece has a crown having an inner surface provided with a threaded section and a connecting assembly for removably connecting the crown to a case of the timepiece. The connecting assembly comprises a tubular member for integral conne... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355137 | Waterproof structure of push button switch A waterproof structure with a simple structure and a good assemble workability is provided. A recess portion is formed on a side of an inner casing, and a through hole is formed at the bottom of the recess portion. The through hole runs to a housing recess portion, ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347620 | Watch equipped with crown locking structure A watch has a crown threadedly locked to a stem pipe mounted to a barrel. The barrel has a pipe installation hole and a threaded hole that extends perpendicular to and in communication with the pipe installation hole. The stem pipe has an insertion portion and a bar... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329042 | Watch crown with anti-rotation gasket There is provided a watch in which a crown and associated parts, excluding a winding stem pipe, can be replaced when the screw locking function is impaired. The watch includes a case band having a pipe attachment hole, a winding stem pipe, a ring gasket made of elas... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318670 | Wristwatch push-piece winding button control device The device includes a support pipe driven into a bore of a watchcase, a push-piece crown consisting of a head and an extension mounted into the pipe in mobile manner, a part entraining rotation that is integral with the winding and setting stem of the watch, couplin... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7288732 | Multidirectional input device A multidirectional input device is provided. A multidirectional input device includes a keytop capable of moving up and down through pressing. A membrane switch that has a plurality of switch elements and is arranged on the side that faces the reverse side of said k... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255473 | Portable timepiece To provide a portable timepiece having high durability constructed by a constitution capable of promoting operability of attaching and detaching a crown and holding a crown in an unoperated state so as not to rotate the crown unpreparedly. In a winding stem pipe att... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232254 | Chronograph-type watch The invention concerns a chronograph-type watch provided with a movement (29) comprising: current time display means, measured time display means, a time base designed to regulate said display means, a control device (34, 40) for starting and stopping ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7192182 | Winding stem pipe with friction ring To provide a portable timepiece in which the maintenance of a winding stem pipe and its surroundings is facilitated. Basically provided is a portable timepiece comprising a winding stem pipe releasably screwed into a pipe attachment opening of a case band, in which ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182507 | Portable timepiece To provide a portable timepiece capable of interchanging a part at a surrounding of a crown when a screw lock function is deteriorated. A premise is established by a portable timepiece screwing to lock a crown urged in a direction of separating from a case body by a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7118270 | Portable watch A portable watch comprises a case body having a noncircular pipe-attachment hole extending therethrough, and a winding stem pipe removably inserted from outside of the case body into the pipe-attachment hole and having a noncircular outer peripheral portion that coo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111977 | Portable watch To provide a portable watch enabling components exchange around a crown while retaining the waterproof capability of a winding-stem-pipe attachment section when the screw lock capability is reduced. A winding stem pipe is screwed into a pipe-attachment hole of a cas... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7045722 | Key structure of computer keyboard A key structure is provided. The present key structure includes a key cap, a scissor-type frame, an elastic contact body, a membrane circuit board, and a bottom board. A plurality of flanges is provided on the bottom of the elastic contact body, with the surface of ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034237 | Portable electronic instrument including at least one control member arranged for also transmitting electric signals There is disclosed a portable electronic instrument (1) including a case (2) and a user interface (11 to 15) for selecting the functions of said portable electronic instrument, this user interface including at least a first control member... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7001064 | Push-piece control device for a watch The invention concerns a push-piece control device for a watch comprising a case (10) provided with a middle (12), an arbor (16) integral with a crown (20) and mounted pivoting in the middle (12) and a push-piece (18) mounte... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6902169 | Sealed crown for watch casing The sealing device for a control member (17) is provided with a shaft (16) passing through a sealed casing and comprising a tube (1) driven into a bore (3) of the casing (4) . A shaft (16) of the control member (17) i... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886975 | Watch To provide a watch in which, in case where a screw lock function has decreased, a part exchange around a crown is made possible while ensuring a waterproofness. To an outside winding stem pipe having a bridge portion and brazed to a case band there is passed an insi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6796708 | Wrist mounting-type portable electronic apparatus having bangle-type strap A wrist mountable electronic apparatus has a strap member having a pair of strap portions. Each of the strap portions has an end disposed in spaced-apart relation to the other so that inner peripheral surfaces of the ends of the strap portions form a hole having a f... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6210034 | Devices for leakproofing instrument-control buttons, particularly for the winding and time-setting buttons of watches A device for leakproofing instrument-control buttons, particularly for the winding and time-setting buttons (3) of watches, comprises a sealing element (8) fitted on the casing of the instrument in order to form a leaktight seal against the button, as wel... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6200019 | Device for locking the rotatable bezel of watches, especially underwater watches, and for rendering the winding button watertight A device for locking the rotatable bezel of a watch and for rendering the winding button thereof watertight comprises a plastic washer connected to a flat surface of said button, coaxially thereto, so as to engage with circumferential knurling of the rota... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5696741 | Timepiece including a fluid resistant container assembled in a metallic case The invention concerns a timepiece, specifically a wrist watch, including a fluid resistant container (19) provided with a framework (20) of plastic material housing the horometric components. Such fluid resistant container (19) is closed by a crystal (22... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5467325 | Watch case A watch case (M) including a caseband (1) and a back cover (4) which can be engaged with and clamped in the caseband by imparting a rotational movement to the back cover (4) through a predetermined angle (Ω) around an axis of closure (O--O'). The back co... | 11/14/1995 |
| 4979156 | Screw-on watch stem seal A seal assembly which is screw threaded onto the stem of a wrist watch with the seal and stem being related to a tube connected with the watch case in a conventional manner. The screw-on seal of this invention includes an internally threaded member engage... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4548514 | Wristwatch having tubular seal and method for assembly A wristwatch includes an assembly comprising a hard plastic seal in the form of a hollow tube in which are mounted a crystal, a movement and face, and a bottom cover. That assembly is inserted as a unit into the bottom end of an opening of a clamping ring... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4545688 | Watch case having synthetic material seals between detachable parts thereof The watch case comprising a middle (2) containing a lining (4) and a back (9) detachably mounted in a lower opening of the middle by means of a pressure device. A band (12) of synthetic material constituting a seal is formed on the periphery of the openin... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4534660 | Portable device including a visible mechanism The components of a mechanical watch are mounted inside a supporting structure comprising a stack of transparent plates made of corundum, spinel or quartz. Some of the plates are formed with cut-outs which define in the assembled structure housings for ac... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4529323 | Leak resistant watch casing having annular elastic element surrounding a casing ring which centers the watch movement relative to the casing A leak resistant watch casing is designed to accomodate a thin movement. It comprises a casing ring (7) supporting the movement (5) around which an elastic binding (10) is removably mounted. The binding is of rectangular cross section with the smaller sid... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4502791 | Water-resistant device between an outside control member and a watch case This device comprises a groove (6) made in the internal wall of a through hole (2) of the case (1) giving passage to the stem (3) of the winding crown (4). A gasket (8) is placed in the groove (6). The internal diameter of the gasket (8) is less than the ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4459039 | Pressure compensated watch enclosure At the time of the casing of a watch in the back of which a diaphragm (19) is placed, an insulating and inert transparent liquid is caused to penetrate into the interior of the case by placing the whole in an enclosure under negative pressure. The air is ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4435796 | Electrical connection construction for electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece assembly interposed between a module and an exteriorly operable member and comprising a switch lower base including a plurality of electrically conductive portions connected to a contact pattern formed on the module and a switch up... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4403315 | Electronic timepiece assembly An electronic timepiece assembly interposed between a module and an exteriorly operable member and comprising a switch lower base including a plurality of electrically conductive portions connected to a contact pattern formed on the module and a switch up... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4391534 | Glass mounting structure for watches A structure for mounting a bezel in a watch case through a packing and for mounting a glass in the bezel through a packing. The watch case has an axially extending, inside engaging portion and an annular groove provided in a lower portion of the inside en... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4362395 | Device for winding and setting a timepiece A winding and setting arrangement for a timepiece comprises a two-part stem extending through the hollow shaft of the spring drum. The outer part of the stem is affixed at its outer end to a crown and at its inner end has Breguet teeth which, in an inner ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4346464 | Control member for a water-tight watch A control member such as a push button or winder for a thin water-tight watch has a tube fitted to the watch case, and a control rod movable in the tube by a manually movable head fixed to the rod. Surrounding the tube axis is a sealing O-ring making seal... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4292682 | Water-tight winder for a diver's watch A water-tight push-piece for a diver's watch comprises locking means constituted by a sleeve fitted inside a head located around a tube intended to be secured to the watch case. This sleeve is not able to rotate but is able to slide on the tube and is pro... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4287400 | Water-resistant rocker switch A rocker switch for actuation from outside the bezel or case of a watertight wristwatch employs a rocker arm making contact with the bezel through its pivot pin and having a stem for contacting internal terminals. The handle of the rocker arm is imbedded ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4250573 | Digital alarm wristwatch A digital display electronic alarm wristwatch which includes a watch case, a cover glass and a case back contains an electro-optical display device, electronic watch body and an alarm buzzer mounted in the watch case and case back not to overlap with the ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4244044 | Waterproof sport watch A waterproof sport watch utilizing a solid state digital watch module which is completely enclosed in a sealed casing, with no protruding buttons or other actuating devices. The module is fixed in a casing having a removable back, sealed by an O-ring, for... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4228647 | Click mechanism of a timepiece A click mechanism for a timepiece winding stem comprises a plurality of circumferential grooves axially spaced along the length of the winding stem, and a detent spring resiliently engageable within respective ones of the grooves to retain the winding ste... | 10/21/1980 |
